Monthly Archives: August 1983

Diary Entry for 8/4/1983

Raining. Hot and muggy. Rained most of night. We went for groceries in AM. Merrill and Carl Taylor worked at parsonage in PM. Merrill got hair cut. Rained terrible at Theresa but none here in evening.

Diary Entry for 8/5/1983

Merrill went to Evans Mills for shingles for parsonage roof. He and Bill Mowers put them on. I cleaned cupboards. Very hot and humid. Gary Belile has a new pickup truck. Black and red.

Diary Entry for 8/6/1983

Merrill and Bill finished roof at parsonage. Carl Taylor worked also. Merrill went down to June’s. Helped change hay rope over. She paid him June payment. Got letter from Vern’s. June may have sugar. Also more breast lumps.

Diary Entry for 8/7/1983

We moved here 5 years ago today, 1978. We went to church, 37 out. Hot and muggy. No company today. Sat in back yard all day. Beulah Macklin’s 60th birthday. John Wesley White revival opened in Ice Arena. 1500 first night

Diary Entry for 8/10/1983

45° during the night. A great day but cool. They spread more concrete on housing project. We went to Karen Hanson’s clarinet and voice recital at Trinity Church Watertown. Excellent. Aunt Maude went with us.

Diary Entry for 8/13/1983

Nice day. Washed clothes. Merrill ran cleaner. Patty, Audrey, and kids here for lunch,. Joel and Jill stayed out. Had painting bee at church. Jim Houghton, Carl Taylor, Harry, Ken, and Merrill. I went over to Kathy’s.

Diary Entry for 8/18/1983

Thunder storm during night. Merrill paid Joe for fixing car, $35.00. Merrill got hub cap like one we lost. We went for groceries. Very hot and muggy. Got $20 refund from Medicare. Got jury questionnaire to fill out.

Diary Entry for 8/19/1983

Washed. Foggy in morning. We called at Eggleston’s in PM. Raining again. Sent for Blue Cross $5.00 refund. Vern’s on trip with youth group to Philadelphia, Washington, etc. Left at 7:30 this morning.

Diary Entry for 8/21/1983

Week long State Fireman Convention ends with a parade today at city. We went to church, 33 out. We went to Sackets in PM to Battle of 1812 doings. Had supper with Patty and kids. Jim left today on canoe trip in Adirondacks for week. Rev. Salisbury here in evening.

Diary Entry for 8/27/1983

June and Vern’s 23rd anniversary. They got here about 12:30. Gave them card and $25 for anniversary. They took Steve to Potsdam in PM. Came back about 8 PM and spent night. Had thunder storms in PM. Muggy all day, but cooler in evening.

Diary Entry for 8/28/1983

Vern’s left after breakfast. They planned to go to State Fair at Syracuse. We went to church, 32 there. They had a tornado at Ellisburg yesterday. Terry and Barb Mc K in accident at Antwerp last night. Jim’s here for supper. Jim rode his bike from city out here.

Diary Entry for 8/31/1983

We went down to Hall’s camp in AM. Stopped at Fays on the way for eye drops. Made lemon pie to take. We stayed all night. Zellar’s and Terry’s there also. Hal and Kim there for lunch. Great time.